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Hydro Ottawa says Ottawa Community Housing has saved $64.1 million since 2011 as a result of its sustainability and efficiency efforts. Well done!
- Anthony Capkun, editor-publisher
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A new “Illustrated user’s guide, NBC 2020: Part 9 of Division B, Housing and Small Buildings” is now available from National Research Council Canada (NRC). Issued by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, the guide is designed to help builders and designers understand the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) 2020 as it applies to housing and small buildings, providing explanations of the principles and rationale behind the Part 9 provisions.
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Ottawa announced funding of over $256.7 million from the Output-Based Pricing System Proceeds Fund for clean electricity and grid modernization projects across Saskatchewan. Of these, two projects focus on energy efficiency: Demand-side management and demand-response program; and Northern Indigenous retrofit and new construction housing program.
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The Government of Prince Edward Island is receiving $2.4 million in federal funding to adopt higher performance tiers of the 2020 national model energy codes of Canada. Natural Resources Canada is providing this funding through its Codes Acceleration Fund which, said Prince Edward Island’s Hon. Gilles Arsenault, “will help the Island construction industry better prepare for advances in building design and construction methods”.
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Ottawa Community Housing offers roughly 15,000 homes to about 33,000 tenants—including seniors, families, individuals, and people with disabilities—across various communities throughout the city. Envari Energy Solutions—a subsidiary of Hydro Ottawa and ORA-approved consultant—has been engaged to provide OCH with an analysis and tailored roadmap for maximizing energy efficiency across 38 high-rise buildings.
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Mission Geo is an outreach and advocacy campaign aimed at boosting awareness, understanding, and adoption of geothermal heating and cooling through ground source heat pump technology. GSHP transfers heat between the ground and a building to provide heating, cooling, and hot water by circulating a fluid through underground pipes that absorb or release heat, depending on the season.
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In Yukon, Earthrise Building Services Inc. is receiving $1 million to develop a roadmap for deep energy retrofits and build regional capacity. The funds come from Natural Resources Canada’s Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program; modelled after the Energiesprong (“energy leap”) initiative, GNPP aims to accelerate the pace and scale of retrofits by grouping similar homes and buildings into a single, large-scale project.
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Following a succession planning process, Johnson Controls’ board of directors has appointed Joakim Weidemanis to succeed George R. Oliver as CEO, effective March 12. Weidemanis has held several executive leadership roles over his 13-year career at Danaher Corp., where he most recently served as executive vice-president, Diagnostics and China.
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IES (Integrated Environmental Solutions Ltd.) has appointed Christy Martell as senior vice-president of revenue for North America, where she will help drive the company’s Virtual Environment (VE) suite of integrated analysis tools for the design and optimization of buildings in Canada and the United States.
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April 29, Edmonton. The AEE&I Summit is jointly presented by Alberta Energy Efficiency Alliance and Smart Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure Association.
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May 4-8, Las Vegas. North America’s largest architectural and commercial lighting event returns to the Las Vegas Convention Centre.
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May 5-7, Ottawa. Passive House Canada’s annual conference is being hosted at the Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre (as well as live online).
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May 29-June 1, Ottawa. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities invites you to join more than 1500 elected officials from across Canada at its annual conference, being held at the Rogers Centre Ottawa.
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June 21-25, Phoenix, Az. ASHRAE is a global society committed to “advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, refrigeration, and their allied fields”.
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June 28 to July 1, Boston, Mass. The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is a federation of US local associations and global affiliates.
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